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Welcome to the Lee County Department of Community Development. The Department provides services associated with permitting, plan review, inspections, code enforcement, zoning, land use planning, environmental sciences, affordable housing, and historic preservation for properties located within unincorporated Lee County, the Town of Fort Myers Beach, and the City of Bonita Springs. Our mission, through the services we provide, is to promote public health and safety, help maintain a healthy environment, promote a strong local economy, and provide courteous, timely, and efficient service to the public.
 

2008 CONCURRENCY REPORT
Accepted by BOCC Oct. 28, 2008

Lehigh Planning Community - Comprehensive Planning Study (Oct. 30, 2008)
 

LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC) AMENDMENTS - Creation of Chapter 12, Resource Extraction (Adopted September 9, 2008)

FEMA FLOOD MAP CHANGES

• Notice - Zoning Resolutions, Development Orders may be affected by FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (Effective Aug. 28, 2008)
   

• Search for Elevation Certificates Online  
  Lee County has elevation certificates online which are available to the public at no charge.  Elevation Certificates can be found attached to permits for new construction, renovations and/or additions, depending upon the type of compliance designated at the time of the permit. Click here for more information.
   

• Notification of Floodway Revision for 10 Mile Canal
  Maps and detailed analysis of the floodway revision proposed for Alico Commons

Southeast Lee County DR/GR Study

• Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, Follow Up to Aug. 1st Presentation by Dover, Kohl & Partners of the Findings of the Southeast Lee County DR/GR Study

• Video of Aug. 1 Final Presentation to Commissioners
   

• DR/GR New Report - Prospects for Southeast Lee County, Planning for the Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource Area (Prepared by Dover, Kohl & Partners - July, 2008)
   

PRESS RELEASES

• Building Permits Issued

DCD Public Hearing & Committee Meeting Agendas now available through our online calendar

Other Information:

• Ordinance(s) currently under review or recently adopted here.
• To view Petitions for Relief submitted to the County Attorney's Office, click here.
• Informal Pre-Application Meetings may be scheduled online here.
• Information on obtaining a Certificate of Use (Occupational Licenses) can be found here.
• Get directions to the Department of Community Development in downtown Fort Myers.
• Download a Credit Card Authorization Form here.

The Lee Plan
(as amended through 08/07)

Recent Annotations

What's New? -
Zoning Cases

Estero Cases Only

Land Development Code
(LDC)
Recent Amendments